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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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