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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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