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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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