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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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