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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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