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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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