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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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