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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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