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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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