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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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