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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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