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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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