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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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