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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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