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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education