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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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