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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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