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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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