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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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