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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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