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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies 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 stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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