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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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