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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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