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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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