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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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