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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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