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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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