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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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