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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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