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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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