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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions 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 issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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