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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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