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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally 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 many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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