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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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