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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. 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 optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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