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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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