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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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