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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. 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 massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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