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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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