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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open 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 original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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