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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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