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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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