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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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