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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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