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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators 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 assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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