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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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