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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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