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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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