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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions 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 organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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