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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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