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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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