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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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