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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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