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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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