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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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