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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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