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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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