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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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