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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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