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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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