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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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