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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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