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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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