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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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