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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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