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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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