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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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