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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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