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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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