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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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