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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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