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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers 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 massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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