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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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