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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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