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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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