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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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