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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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