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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses 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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