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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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