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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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