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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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