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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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