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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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