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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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