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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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