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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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