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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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