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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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