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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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