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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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