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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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