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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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