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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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