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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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