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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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