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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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