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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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