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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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