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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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