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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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