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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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