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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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