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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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