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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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