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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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