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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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