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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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