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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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