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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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