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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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