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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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