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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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