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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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