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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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