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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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