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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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