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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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