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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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