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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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