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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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