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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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