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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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