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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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