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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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