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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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