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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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