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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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