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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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