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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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