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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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