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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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