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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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