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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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