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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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