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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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