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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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