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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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