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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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