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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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