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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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