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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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