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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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