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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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