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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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