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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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