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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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