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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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