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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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