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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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