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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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