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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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