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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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