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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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