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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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