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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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