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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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