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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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