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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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