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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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