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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the 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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