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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions 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 institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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