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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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