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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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