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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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