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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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