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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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