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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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