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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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