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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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