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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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