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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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