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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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