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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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