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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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