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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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