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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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