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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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