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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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