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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key 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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