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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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