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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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