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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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