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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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