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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies 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 in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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