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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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