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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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