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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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