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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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