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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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