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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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