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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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