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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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