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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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