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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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