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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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