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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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