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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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