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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting 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 discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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