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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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