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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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