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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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