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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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