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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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