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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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