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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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