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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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