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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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