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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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