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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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