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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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