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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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