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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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