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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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