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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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