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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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