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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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