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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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