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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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