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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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