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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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