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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations 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 low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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