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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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