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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers 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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