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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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