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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important 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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