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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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