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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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