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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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