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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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