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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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