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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews 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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