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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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