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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers 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 massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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