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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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