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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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