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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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