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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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