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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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