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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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