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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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