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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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