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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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