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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses 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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