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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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