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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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