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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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