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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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