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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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