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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information 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 topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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