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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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