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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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