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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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