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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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