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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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