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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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