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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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