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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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