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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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