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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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