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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key 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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