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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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