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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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