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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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