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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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