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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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