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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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