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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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