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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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