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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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