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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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