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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part 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 courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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