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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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