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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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