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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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