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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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