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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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