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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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