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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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