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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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