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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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