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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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