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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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