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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines 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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