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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are 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 subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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