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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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