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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What 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 we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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