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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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