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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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