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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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