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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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