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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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