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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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