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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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