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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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