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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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