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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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