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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes 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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