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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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