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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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