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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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