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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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