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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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