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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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