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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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