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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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