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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the 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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