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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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