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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources