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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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