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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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