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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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