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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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