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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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