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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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