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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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