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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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