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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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