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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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