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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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