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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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