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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses 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 online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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