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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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