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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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