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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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