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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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