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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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