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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines 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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