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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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