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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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