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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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