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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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