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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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