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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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