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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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