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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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