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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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