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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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