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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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