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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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