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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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