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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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