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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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