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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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