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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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