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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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