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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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