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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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