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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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