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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the 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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