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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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