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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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