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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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