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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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