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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the 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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