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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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