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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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