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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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