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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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