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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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