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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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