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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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