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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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