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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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