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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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