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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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