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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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