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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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