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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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