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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students 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 several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources