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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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