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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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