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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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