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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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