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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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