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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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