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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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