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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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