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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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