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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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