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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What 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 in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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