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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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