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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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