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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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