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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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