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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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