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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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