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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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