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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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