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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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