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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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