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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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