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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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