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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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