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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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