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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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