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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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