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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free 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 online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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