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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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