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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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