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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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