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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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