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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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