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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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