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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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