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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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