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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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