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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors 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 original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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