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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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