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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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