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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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