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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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