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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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