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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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