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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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