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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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