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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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