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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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