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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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