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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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