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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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