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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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