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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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