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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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