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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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