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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education