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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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