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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education