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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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