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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations 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 teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important 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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