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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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