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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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