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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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