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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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