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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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