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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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