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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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