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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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