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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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