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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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