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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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