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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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