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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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