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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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