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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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