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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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