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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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