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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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