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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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