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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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