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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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