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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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