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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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