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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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