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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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