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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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