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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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