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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources