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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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