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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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