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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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