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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education