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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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