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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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