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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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