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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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