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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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