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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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