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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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