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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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