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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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