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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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