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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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