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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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