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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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