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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes 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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