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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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