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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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