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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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