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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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