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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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