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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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