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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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