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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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