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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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