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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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