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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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