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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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