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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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