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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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