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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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