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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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