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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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