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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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