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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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