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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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