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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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