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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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