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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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