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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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