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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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