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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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