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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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