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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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