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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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