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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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