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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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