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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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