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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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