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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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