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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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