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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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