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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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